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HAIR CURLER Filed Dec. 28, 1957 ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES PATNT FFICE HAIR CURLER William Huppert, New

York, N. Y., assignor to Delamere Company, Inc., a corporation of Delawa/re 3 Claims;

This invention relates to a hair curler of the type comprising a winding form and swingable loop member, and more particularly to certain improvements in the loop member.

According to my invention, I provide a curler with a loo-p member having inturned ends each formed with an offset bend, and a split sleeve surrounding the proximate extremities of said inturned ends to prevent any relative lateral movements thereof.

My loop member may be easily applied to the curler and when so applied will be securely held against accidental disconnection with the two inturned ends supported in proper alignments with respect to each other and in such a manner as to prevent the loop from wobbling while it is being swung about its pivot either into its closed or open positions.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the curler showing the loop member in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a side View thereof; l

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on the line 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the split sleeve, showing the sleeve closed in dot-anddash lines.

The hair form, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, comprises a cylinder member Ill, preferably slightly tapered towards its outer end, and a nger member II which in its closed position overlies the cylinder member I0 for the major portion of its length. The two members are pivotally connected together, as by means of the annular eyes I2, or in any other suitable manner. A spring I3, in this instance in the form of a substantially U-shaped leaf spring, is provided to press the finger II normally closed against the cylinder IIl so that the ends of the hair may be engaged therebetween prior to winding the hair onthe form.

I4 is a Wire loop member having inturned ends each comprising two substantially parallel portions I5 and II and a connecting portion I6. rYhe two portions I5 and Il are offset relatively to each other but lie in the same plane. When the hair has been wound on the form, the loop, as usual in such curlers, is swung down to its closed position, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to clamp over the hair wound on the form so as to hold the hair from unwinding. The outer end of the loop may be provided with a roller or other means for engaging the outer end of the cylinder I0 to lock the loop temporarily in its closed position.

A split sleeve I8, best seen in Fig. 5, is positioned around the proximate extremities I1-I'I of the two inturned ends of the loop, the two ends of the sleeve being spread apart far enough to pass freely over said end portions of the loop. By means of a suitable tool, the ends of the split sleeve are then pressed together around the portions I'I of the ends of the loop member. This operation may easily be effected by inserting the parts of the closing tool through the open ends of the curler before the spring I 3 has been set in position.

In applying or assembling the loop to the form, rst one of the inturned ends is inserted through the opening in the eye I2 on one side of the curler, and then the other inturned end is similarly inserted through the opening in the eye on the opposite side of the curler. The offset bends of the inturned ends hold the loop securely in place and serve to prevent accidental disconnection thereof from the form. The split sleeve I8, which surrounds the proximate inner extremities I'I-I'I of the two inturned end portions prevent any appreciable relative lateral movement thereof and thus prevents the loop from wobbling when it is swung from open into closed position, and vice Versa.

One of the disadvantages of the ordinary curler is that when the loop is being closed down over the hair, it sometimes tends to become distorted with the result that either one of the inturned ends tend to slide inwardly, thus throwing the loop out of proper alignment. According to my invention, this disadvantage is overcome by the provision of the sleeve that holds the extremities of the inturned ends in alignment With each other so that in manipulation of the loop, that is, in swinging it into or out of closed position, the portions I5 of the inturned ends always function as the pivot points about which the loop turns.

Various modications in the construction herein described may be made Without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the eyes I2 may be eliminated and in such case the inturned ends of the loop may themselves serve as a means for pivotally connecting the cylinder `Ill and the nger member I I. Means other than the spring pressed finger II may be used to hold the ends of the hair on the form prior to winding.

What I claim is:

1. A hair curler comprising a tubular form around which hair may be wound, a wire loop member pivotally secured to the form for engagement over the hair wound thereon, said wire loop 55 having inturned ends extending inwardly from opposite sides of the tubular form into the bore thereof, each of said inturned ends having two substantially parallel offset portions and a connecting portion all lying in the same plane, and a sleeve surrounding the proximate extremities of the inturned ends to prevent relative lateral movements thereof.

2. A hair curler comprising a tubular form around which hair may be Wound, a Wire loop member pivotally secured to the form for engagement over the hair wound thereon, said wire loop having inturned ends extending inwardly from opposite sides of the tubular form into the bore thereof, said inturned ends each having connected offset portions, and a sleeve surrounding the proximate extremities of the inturned ends to prevent relative lateral movements thereof. 3. A hair curler comprising a tubular form around which hair may be Wound, means on the form for clamping the hair ends on the form prior to Winding, and a Wire loop member swingably secured to the form for engagement over the hair Wound thereon, said Wire loop having inturned ends formed with offset portions and extending inwardly from opposite sides of the tubular form into the bore thereof, and a sleeve surrounding the proximate extremities of the inturned ends to prevent relative lateral movements thereof.

WILLIAM HUPPERT. 

